Yitzhak Rabin March 1, 1922�November 4, 1995
Murdered prime minister was right, Shimon Peres tells huge Israeli demonstration urging an end to occupation
A rally in memory of Yitzhak Rabin eight years after his murder turned into the largest leftwing demonstration since Ariel Sharon came to power as more than 100,000 people at the weekend gathered under banners denouncing occupation and demanding peace.
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The crowd was also bolstered by widespread revulsion at the desecration of the memorial to Mr Rabin, which was daubed with swastikas the day before the rally.
Mr Rabin was murdered by Yigal Amir, an extremist Jew who was opposed to surrendering any part of the West Bank to the Palestinians.
The vandalism came after the arrest of a man who was shown on television stopping at the memorial and spitting on it three times.
In a further reminder of the hatred for Mr Rabin and his colleagues, who are routinely denounced by Israeli rightwingers as the "Oslo criminals", Mr Peres spoke behind bulletproof glass.
�Chris McGreal/Guardian UK 11.03.03
link Common Dreams 11.03.03
A rally in memory of Yitzhak Rabin eight years after his murder turned into the largest leftwing demonstration since Ariel Sharon came to power as more than 100,000 people at the weekend gathered under banners denouncing occupation and demanding peace.
�
The crowd was also bolstered by widespread revulsion at the desecration of the memorial to Mr Rabin, which was daubed with swastikas the day before the rally.
Mr Rabin was murdered by Yigal Amir, an extremist Jew who was opposed to surrendering any part of the West Bank to the Palestinians.
The vandalism came after the arrest of a man who was shown on television stopping at the memorial and spitting on it three times.
In a further reminder of the hatred for Mr Rabin and his colleagues, who are routinely denounced by Israeli rightwingers as the "Oslo criminals", Mr Peres spoke behind bulletproof glass.
�Chris McGreal/Guardian UK 11.03.03
link Common Dreams 11.03.03
